September 2010
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August 2010
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What we are hearing
Everyday, we keep hearing frustration among the city voter. They are tired of high taxes and low quality services. They are tired of spending on pet projects and tired of a dysfunctional City Hall. They are tired too that none of the Mayoral candidates are talking about city issues that matter. More and more people are simply saying: "We want none of the above!" That's why the Toronto Party is running councillor candidates in the election. We will talk about the issues that matter the most to you and we will be there to bring real change to City Hall!
July 2010
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Payments to Councillors are void
In a victory for the taxpayer, the Divisional Court ruled this month that payments made to Councillors Heaps and Mammoliti to reimburse them for legal expenses incurred in defending compliance audit were beyond the jurisdiction of the city and thus void. In December 2009, the Toronto Party for a Better City led the way with an application to have these funds returned to city coffers. Although the court was unable to order the return of the money because of the nature of the hearing before it by Councillor Holyday, the Toronto Party still has the opportunity to obtain the necessary court order for the return of the funds. Unless the City now takes immediate action to have the monies in question repaid, the Toronto Party will be proceeding with its application. Stayed tuned because this battle is not finished yet.
Bike lanes in; car lanes out
The city's war against the car saw another battle won for cyclists this month as the reversible centre lane on Jarvis was taken away so new bike lanes could be added. In the last four years of Mayor Miller's regime car drivers have been treated like second-class citizens. In Ontario, our automobile industry continues to shed jobs, and our politicians don't seem to care. Instead they would rather promote inefficient bike travel over fixing our dilapidated roadways. The priorities of our city government need to change. If we want bike lanes, then let's put them where they do not intermix with traffic, particularly major routes into and out of the downtown core. The city must be liveable for everyone.
Race for Mayor
At this stage, the race for Mayor is close. Whether one of the candidates will emerge as a clear favourite remains to be seen. In some circles, people are once again trying to recruit John Tory. We have no comment on whether he should or should not enter the race since the party's stance with respect to all Mayoral candidates is neutral. The Mayor only represents one vote on council. In order to bring greater fiscal responsibility and accountability to City Hall, we need a majority of councillors to promote this kind of agenda. It is for this reason why we are concentrating our efforts on recruiting good quality candidates to run for City Council.
March 2010
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Are you tired of career politicians?
Are you tired of them wasting your money?
We are and we need your help to crack some eggs.
